Easy to make and so delicious, these Chickpea Blondies are a healthy dessert that is loaded full of plant protein! Gluten free, dairy-free and vegan!
Why are these chickpea blondies special?
This recipe is special. It was created over 3000 miles, several weeks, multiple Facetime calls, several emails, many laughs, a few snarls, a bit of frustration, and is just flipping delicious.
Morgan
You know how Batman has Robin? Well, I have Morgan. She is kind of like my wingman in the kitchen…only her kitchen is on the other side of the country from mine.
Morgan and I go way back. Back to the days of when husbands were just boyfriends, babies were nowhere on the brain, and the festivities of a Saturday night didn’t really start until after 10pm. Morgan and I were the closest of friends and even lived together for a while.
Lazy Sunday
Our perfect lazy Sunday consisted of drinking red wine as we watched The Food Network in our pajamas and then racing into our tiny kitchen to recreate the beautiful meals of brilliant chefs.
Morgan has always been my kitchen sidekick. So when I moved from New England to California, I found myself a bit lonely in the kitchen.
However, thanks to the miracle of the internet, Morgan and I are still able to get our culinary creativity on together despite the miles between us.
We shoot emails with recipes and notes back and forth, laugh about our kitchen disasters over Facetime. And send victory text messages when one of us has finally nailed a recipe that we’ve been working on.
It is like she almost cooking in the kitchen with me (since half the time we talk, one or both of us are in our pajamas (but hey, thats motherhood)).
Chickpea blondies recipe
This blondie recipe actually started out as her vision and has both of our fingerprints on the final product.
Sweet and cakey
Sweet and cakey (without being overly rich or heavy), these healthy blondies have no empty calories and are loaded with protein-dense beans.
They will satisfy even the meaniest sweet tooth without resorting to the box of Chips A’hoy you have secretly stashed in your bedroom closet.
Notes
- Prefer to avoid nut butter? Try using sunflower seed butter – it is safe for people with nut allergies.
- Make sure to make more than enough because these blondies don’t last long!
Other healthy dessert recipes you are going to love…
- One-Bowl Peanut Butter Carrot Blondies
- Mini Paleo Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Muffins
- Instant & Smooth Chocolate Chia Pudding
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Gluten Free Chickpea Blondies
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
- 6 tablespoons warm water
- 1 cup uncooked rolled oats
- 15 oz chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup honey/maple syrup
- 1/2 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond)
- 1/4 cup nut butter of choice
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/3 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, combine the warm water and the ground flaxseed. Mix and set aside to gel into a “flax egg” for 3-5 minutes.
- Pour the rolled oats into a food processor or blender. Pulse until the oats have a flour consistency.
- Add the chocolate chips and pulse briefly just to mix them into the batter. Pour batter into the lined pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until the edges get slightly brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Allow blondies to cool completely before removing from pan and slicing into squares. Store in fridge in an airtight container or individual wrap them and freeze.
Notes
- Prefer to avoid nut butter? Try using sunflower seed butter – it is safe for people with nut allergies.
- Make sure to make more than enough because these blondies don’t last long!
Nutrition
The nutritional information is provided as an estimate only and may vary based on the product type, servings and other factors. If you are following a diet, please consult with a professional nutritionist or your doctor. Stay healthy!
Hi, any suggestions to replace nut butter? Would like to make these for lunch boxes but can’t send anything ‘nutty’ into daycare
Thanks
Have you tried sunflower seed butter? It’s safe for people with nut allergies and Trader Joe’s sells it
what could replace the flax seed?
I would replace the water and flax with 2 eggs
This recipe looks delicious!
Make sure you save the water from the chickpeas! It is an awesome egg replacer & makes wonderful desserts. http://cookwith5kids.com/2015/06/aquafaba-pure-magic/
great idea!
Oh my goodness, these are heavenly! I calculated the recipe for Weight Watchers…only 4 points for these nicely sized blondies. Thank you for sharing such an amazingly delicious and nutritious treat!
I better have a big bowl for these because I need to make them as many as possible – they won’t last long in our house!
could you omit the applesauce?
You can, but it needs to be replaced with something…like mashed bananas